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<h4 class="title">Epic Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Epic Pass includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora in Colorado, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton in the Midwest, as well as 5 days at Verbier in Switzerland. Purchasing this pass by April 14 guarantees 6 Buddy Tickets in addition to 6 Ski-With-a-Friend passes and summer lift access at Colorado and Tahoe resorts. <a href="http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes/epic-pass.aspx" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Mountain Collective Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Mountain Collective combines some of the best powder resorts in North America: Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows in California, Alta and Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado, and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia. Each pass includes two days at each resort with a 50 percent discount on additional tickets and up to 25 percent off lodging. A limited number of passes are on sale at last year’s price. <a href="http://www.themountaincollective.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">New England Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The New England Pass includes access to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire and Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine. You’ll get reduced-rate lodging, retail savings, and discounted tickets at western Boyne Resorts. Buy the 2013/14 pass by April 30 for unlimited skiing until the end of this season. <a href="http://www.newenglandpass.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Nor'Easter Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Nor’Easter allows you to ski at Mount Snow in Vermont, Jack Frost Big Boulder in Pennsylvania, and Attitash Resort, Wildcat Mountain Resort and Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire. This pass features no black-out dates. Early season purchases guarantee Bring-a-Friend tickets, retail discounts, and early lift access on select Saturdays. Payment plan options for 2013/14 passes will be released next month. <a href="http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">One Planet, One Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Colorado’s Monarch Mountain offers One Planet, One Pass—the most extensive ski pass on the market. It includes free skiing and discounted lodging and day tickets to 31 ski areas located in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, California, Michigan, North Carolina, British Columbia, Germany, Austria, and Spain. Passes will go on sale May 1. <a href="http://www.skimonarch.com/index.php/ticketspasses/season-passes" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Ski3 Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">New for the 2013/14 season, the Ski3 Pass is a go-to for New York skiers. With Ski3, you have unlimited access to Whiteface Mountain, Gore Mountain and Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Discounts for off-hill activities, bring-a-friend deals, and retail are available to pass holders. Purchasing the 2013/14 pass before April 19 allows you to ski through the end of this season and into next at each of these Olympic Regional Development Authority operated mountains. <a href="http://nyski3.com/" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Epic Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Epic Pass includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora in Colorado, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton in the Midwest, as well as 5 days at Verbier in Switzerland. Purchasing this pass by April 14 guarantees 6 Buddy Tickets in addition to 6 Ski-With-a-Friend passes and summer lift access at Colorado and Tahoe resorts. <a href="http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes/epic-pass.aspx" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Mountain Collective Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Mountain Collective combines some of the best powder resorts in North America: Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows in California, Alta and Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado, and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia. Each pass includes two days at each resort with a 50 percent discount on additional tickets and up to 25 percent off lodging. A limited number of passes are on sale at last year’s price. <a href="http://www.themountaincollective.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">New England Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The New England Pass includes access to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire and Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine. You’ll get reduced-rate lodging, retail savings, and discounted tickets at western Boyne Resorts. Buy the 2013/14 pass by April 30 for unlimited skiing until the end of this season. <a href="http://www.newenglandpass.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Nor'Easter Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Nor’Easter allows you to ski at Mount Snow in Vermont, Jack Frost Big Boulder in Pennsylvania, and Attitash Resort, Wildcat Mountain Resort and Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire. This pass features no black-out dates. Early season purchases guarantee Bring-a-Friend tickets, retail discounts, and early lift access on select Saturdays. Payment plan options for 2013/14 passes will be released next month. <a href="http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">One Planet, One Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Colorado’s Monarch Mountain offers One Planet, One Pass—the most extensive ski pass on the market. It includes free skiing and discounted lodging and day tickets to 31 ski areas located in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, California, Michigan, North Carolina, British Columbia, Germany, Austria, and Spain. Passes will go on sale May 1. <a href="http://www.skimonarch.com/index.php/ticketspasses/season-passes" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Ski3 Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">New for the 2013/14 season, the Ski3 Pass is a go-to for New York skiers. With Ski3, you have unlimited access to Whiteface Mountain, Gore Mountain and Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Discounts for off-hill activities, bring-a-friend deals, and retail are available to pass holders. Purchasing the 2013/14 pass before April 19 allows you to ski through the end of this season and into next at each of these Olympic Regional Development Authority operated mountains. <a href="http://nyski3.com/" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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gallery135234http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/epic_sized.jpgEpic Pass
<p>The Epic Pass includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora in Colorado, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton in the Midwest, as well as 5 days at Verbier in Switzerland. Purchasing this pass by April 14 guarantees 6 Buddy Tickets in addition to 6 Ski-With-a-Friend passes and summer lift access at Colorado and Tahoe resorts. <a href="http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes/epic-pass.aspx" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
135235http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/mtncollective_sized.jpgMountain Collective Pass
<p>Mountain Collective combines some of the best powder resorts in North America: Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows in California, Alta and Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado, and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia. Each pass includes two days at each resort with a 50 percent discount on additional tickets and up to 25 percent off lodging. A limited number of passes are on sale at last year’s price. <a href="http://www.themountaincollective.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
135239http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/sugarloaf_sized.jpgNew England Pass
<p>The New England Pass includes access to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire and Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine. You’ll get reduced-rate lodging, retail savings, and discounted tickets at western Boyne Resorts. Buy the 2013/14 pass by April 30 for unlimited skiing until the end of this season. <a href="http://www.newenglandpass.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
135236http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/noreaster_sized.jpgMount SnowNor'Easter Pass
<p>The Nor’Easter allows you to ski at Mount Snow in Vermont, Jack Frost Big Boulder in Pennsylvania, and Attitash Resort, Wildcat Mountain Resort and Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire. This pass features no black-out dates. Early season purchases guarantee Bring-a-Friend tickets, retail discounts, and early lift access on select Saturdays. Payment plan options for 2013/14 passes will be released next month. <a href="http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</p>
135237http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/oneplanet_sized.jpgEric RamseyOne Planet, One Pass
<p>Colorado’s Monarch Mountain offers One Planet, One Pass—the most extensive ski pass on the market. It includes free skiing and discounted lodging and day tickets to 31 ski areas located in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, California, Michigan, North Carolina, British Columbia, Germany, Austria, and Spain. Passes will go on sale May 1. <a href="http://www.skimonarch.com/index.php/ticketspasses/season-passes" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</p>
135238http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/ski3_sized.jpgOlympic Regional Development AuthoritySki3 Pass
<p>New for the 2013/14 season, the Ski3 Pass is a go-to for New York skiers. With Ski3, you have unlimited access to Whiteface Mountain, Gore Mountain and Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Discounts for off-hill activities, bring-a-friend deals, and retail are available to pass holders. Purchasing the 2013/14 pass before April 19 allows you to ski through the end of this season and into next at each of these Olympic Regional Development Authority operated mountains. <a href="http://nyski3.com/" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:59:12 +0000rdionne135233 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingLoon Mountain's 'Hike and Huck' Set For May 10thhttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/park-staff/2008/04/loon-mountains-hike-and-huck-set-for-may-10th?lnk=rss&loc=loon-mountain
<p>Attention all Skiers and Urchins looking to hike, huck and earn a buck, Loon Mountain's annual Hike and Huck contest will be held on Saturday, May 10th. </p>
<p>Thanks to the snow scholarship Mother Nature awarded Loon this season, the park staff has copious amounts of snow to make some perfectly-sculpted booters for you to show off your fanciest aerial maneuvers and compete for the cash prize. For those who experience Acrophobia, there will also be an hour-long rail session following the contest, but not before a Board-B-Q at the new Shaping Shack. </p>
<p>Just remember, this contest is not for the weak-hearted, and if you've been hanging out in the Burton Progression Park or Little Sister all winter, this is not the contest for you.</p>
<p>Registering for the contest is quite easy, and will run from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Octagon Lodge. Be sure to please your parents extra nicely that week otherwise you'll be collecting cans and couch mining for the thirty dollar ($30) entrance fee. For those of you under 18, you'll need to drag Mom or Pop out of bed and bring them along to sign your release forms. </p>
<p>The contest starts at 10 a.m., so get some extra sleep. And don't forget your water bottle because this event is going to be another hot one! </p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/News<p>Attention all Skiers and Urchins looking to hike, huck and earn a buck, Loon Mountain's annual Hike and Huck contest will be held on Saturday, May 10th. </p>
<p>Thanks to the snow scholarship Mother Nature awarded Loon this season, the park staff has copious amounts of snow to make some perfectly-sculpted booters for you to show off your fanciest aerial maneuvers and compete for the cash prize. For those who experience Acrophobia, there will also be an hour-long rail session following the contest, but not before a Board-B-Q at the new Shaping Shack. </p>
<p>Just remember, this contest is not for the weak-hearted, and if you've been hanging out in the Burton Progression Park or Little Sister all winter, this is not the contest for you.</p>
<p>Registering for the contest is quite easy, and will run from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Octagon Lodge. Be sure to please your parents extra nicely that week otherwise you'll be collecting cans and couch mining for the thirty dollar ($30) entrance fee. For those of you under 18, you'll need to drag Mom or Pop out of bed and bring them along to sign your release forms. </p>
<p>The contest starts at 10 a.m., so get some extra sleep. And don't forget your water bottle because this event is going to be another hot one! </p>
articleMon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000SkiNet Editor13369 at http://www.skinet.com/skiing24-Hour Loon Mountain Shred-a-Thon to Benefit Local Habitat for Humanityhttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/united-states/2007/03/24-hour-loon-mountain-shred-a-thon-to-benefit-local-habitat-for-humanity?lnk=rss&loc=loon-mountain
<p>March 5, 2007<br />LINCOLN, NH - (News Release) - Loon Mountain is challenging skiers and riders to compete in a 24-hour shred-a-thon to benefit the local Pemi-Valley Chapter of Habitat for Humanity on March 11 - 12. Organized by Plymouth State University students and Loon employees, the competition challenges teams of four, or singles, to see who can take the most runs in 24-hours with prizes being awarded to top teams. In addition to the race, the Burton Progression Park will be open for late night shredding fun and special features will be built exclusively for the night.</p>
<p>Registration will be held in the Bunyan Room from 8-9:30 a.m. and 4-5:30 p.m. and costs $15 per person for Threedom Pass holders or $25 per person for non-pass holders. The race kicks off at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Runs will be tallied at the 7 Brothers lift during the day and then moved to Little Sister for night shredding under the lights. Guests who do not want to participate in the on-snow challenge can make donations towards the fund at anytime throughout the event in the Bunyan Room. The Bunyan Room will be open all night with activities that include entertainment and games, a DJ, food, 50/50 raffle and giveaways.</p>
<p>Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide, non-profit, Christian organization that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world. There are more than 2,300 active affiliates in 92 countries, including all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Habitat for Humanity invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.</p>
<p>Loon Mountain, rated the #1 resort in the east by Transworld Snowboarding readers, has five parks up and running, including the #6 nationally ranked Loon Mountain Park, Superpipe and Burton Progression Park. Upcoming events include Last Call with Eastern Boarder on March 21, Slush Pool Party on April 7 and Hike and Huck on May 5.</p>
<p>For more information on Loon Mountain park events, please visit terrainparks.loonmtn.com or call 800-229-LOON (5666). </p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/united-states/2007/03/24-hour-loon-mountain-shred-a-thon-to-benefit-local-habitat-for-humanity#commentsloon mountainskiing4171http://www.skinet.com/skiing/http://www.skinet.com/skiing/News<p>March 5, 2007<br />LINCOLN, NH - (News Release) - Loon Mountain is challenging skiers and riders to compete in a 24-hour shred-a-thon to benefit the local Pemi-Valley Chapter of Habitat for Humanity on March 11 - 12. Organized by Plymouth State University students and Loon employees, the competition challenges teams of four, or singles, to see who can take the most runs in 24-hours with prizes being awarded to top teams. In addition to the race, the Burton Progression Park will be open for late night shredding fun and special features will be built exclusively for the night.</p>
<p>Registration will be held in the Bunyan Room from 8-9:30 a.m. and 4-5:30 p.m. and costs $15 per person for Threedom Pass holders or $25 per person for non-pass holders. The race kicks off at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Runs will be tallied at the 7 Brothers lift during the day and then moved to Little Sister for night shredding under the lights. Guests who do not want to participate in the on-snow challenge can make donations towards the fund at anytime throughout the event in the Bunyan Room. The Bunyan Room will be open all night with activities that include entertainment and games, a DJ, food, 50/50 raffle and giveaways.</p>
<p>Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide, non-profit, Christian organization that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world. There are more than 2,300 active affiliates in 92 countries, including all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Habitat for Humanity invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.</p>
<p>Loon Mountain, rated the #1 resort in the east by Transworld Snowboarding readers, has five parks up and running, including the #6 nationally ranked Loon Mountain Park, Superpipe and Burton Progression Park. Upcoming events include Last Call with Eastern Boarder on March 21, Slush Pool Party on April 7 and Hike and Huck on May 5.</p>
<p>For more information on Loon Mountain park events, please visit terrainparks.loonmtn.com or call 800-229-LOON (5666). </p>
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articleMon, 05 Mar 2007 17:00:00 +0000SkiNet Editor4171 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingForum: Should 2nd-Home Owners Vote?http://www.skinet.com/skiing/paul-revere/2001/04/forum-should-2nd-home-owners-vote?lnk=rss&loc=loon-mountain
<p><b>Here's a way for ski towns to get rid of 'us' vs. 'them' divisiveness.</b><br /> </p><P>Some 225 years have elapsed since angry Boston burghers jettisoned sacks of tea into their harbor to protest taxation without representation. Is there an argument left? Any resident-full- or part-time-who pays taxes should have the right to vote. If Paul Revere owned a condo at Loon Mountain today, he'd jump on his horse to vote on budgets affecting roads, parks and hospitals.</p><P>Second-home owners deserve better than to be treated as discarded Florida chads. Barring them from voting only perpetuates the divisiveness of "us" vs. "them" often found in ski towns. Gratitude is in short supply when locals harbor a grudge against outsiders ("turkeys") who pay taxes that subsidize schools and community services. "Denying second-home owners the vote," says Terry Minger, former Vail town manager and head of the Denver-based Center for Resource Management, "ensures that they won't have community interest and commitment. They're stakeholders and they belong at the table."</p><P>OK, maybe they shouldn't vote on the school budget. But on everything else-recreation, fire protection, hospitals and roads-their interest in community improvement and a good environment ought to be as enlightened as any local's. Besides, folks who buy property in a ski town are normally attracted to the scenic setting, the opportunity for recreation, the culture and spirit of the place...qualities that originally drew primary residents. Second-home owners want to sustain those values. </p><P>Here's a solution: Whistler, B.C.-arguably North America's best planned ski community-limits each second home to one vote in local elections, and allows a write-in ballot. Few resort towns extend such suffrage to second-home owners, but that could change with lawsuits making their way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, any property owner can vote in a local election by switching primary residence. Your vote cast in Mount Doe village usually counts more than one cast in New York or L.A.</p><P>Armed with the responsibility to vote intelligently, second-home owners will become better educated on resort issues. And that will be good for the whole community. Second-home owners should be integrated, not segregated.</p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/paul-revere/2001/04/forum-should-2nd-home-owners-vote#commentsloon mountainski townskiing8781http://www.skinet.com/skiing/http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Fall Line<p><b>Here's a way for ski towns to get rid of 'us' vs. 'them' divisiveness.</b><br /> </p><P>Some 225 years have elapsed since angry Boston burghers jettisoned sacks of tea into their harbor to protest taxation without representation. Is there an argument left? Any resident-full- or part-time-who pays taxes should have the right to vote. If Paul Revere owned a condo at Loon Mountain today, he'd jump on his horse to vote on budgets affecting roads, parks and hospitals.</p><P>Second-home owners deserve better than to be treated as discarded Florida chads. Barring them from voting only perpetuates the divisiveness of "us" vs. "them" often found in ski towns. Gratitude is in short supply when locals harbor a grudge against outsiders ("turkeys") who pay taxes that subsidize schools and community services. "Denying second-home owners the vote," says Terry Minger, former Vail town manager and head of the Denver-based Center for Resource Management, "ensures that they won't have community interest and commitment. They're stakeholders and they belong at the table."</p><P>OK, maybe they shouldn't vote on the school budget. But on everything else-recreation, fire protection, hospitals and roads-their interest in community improvement and a good environment ought to be as enlightened as any local's. Besides, folks who buy property in a ski town are normally attracted to the scenic setting, the opportunity for recreation, the culture and spirit of the place...qualities that originally drew primary residents. Second-home owners want to sustain those values. </p><P>Here's a solution: Whistler, B.C.-arguably North America's best planned ski community-limits each second home to one vote in local elections, and allows a write-in ballot. Few resort towns extend such suffrage to second-home owners, but that could change with lawsuits making their way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, any property owner can vote in a local election by switching primary residence. Your vote cast in Mount Doe village usually counts more than one cast in New York or L.A.</p><P>Armed with the responsibility to vote intelligently, second-home owners will become better educated on resort issues. And that will be good for the whole community. Second-home owners should be integrated, not segregated.</p>
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articleSun, 15 Apr 2001 08:01:00 +0000SkiNet Editor8781 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingJolly Green Giantshttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/boston-mills-brandywine/1999/12/jolly-green-giants?lnk=rss&loc=loon-mountain
<p>Each year, The Skiing Company, publisher of SKI, honors ski resorts that have taken activist roles in confronting environmental issues. These resorts move beyond predictable programs to find creative solutions. The 1999 winners are: </p><P><b>The Golden Eagle Award</b><br /> The Aspen Skiing Company was the first major ski resort to establish a senior level management position dedicated to environmental issues. From that all good things flow, including a first-ever grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to a ski resort to create an industry-wide pollution-prevention strategy, an employee-funded Environment Foundation and a wind-powered lift, which was constructed without use of damaging motorized equipment. Much of what Aspen has accomplished has little to do with skiing or the bottom line and everything to do with protecting the environment. </p><P><b>Silver Eagle Awards</b><br /> Massanutten, Va., for Water Conservation and Wastewater Management; Whistler/Blackcomb, B.C., for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection and Environmental Group Relations; Boston Mills/Brandywine Resort, Ohio, for Energy Conservation; the Aspen Skiing Company, Colo., for Environmental Education; and Loon Mountain, N.H., for Environmental Visual Impact. </p><P><b>Skiing's Eco Charter</b><br />Dozens of North American ski resorts have banded together to create a Ski Industry Environmental Charter, a landmark program to help resorts improve their environmental performance. The project is directed by the National Ski Areas Association in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Keystone Center. Regional "stakeholders meetings," with representation from resorts, governmental agencies, environmental groups and others, are being held this year. The charter will include skiing's environmental vision and guidelines to promote environmentally sensitive resort operations, covering topics ranging from reduction of snowmaking water use to encouraging mass transit ridership. The charter also will address the education of resort guests.</p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/boston-mills-brandywine/1999/12/jolly-green-giants#commentsamerican ski resortsaspen skiing companyenvironmental charterenvironmental protection agencygolden eagle awardloon mountainnational ski areas associationski areas associationwhistler blackcombskiing8679http://www.skinet.com/skiing/http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Fall Line<p>Each year, The Skiing Company, publisher of SKI, honors ski resorts that have taken activist roles in confronting environmental issues. These resorts move beyond predictable programs to find creative solutions. The 1999 winners are: </p><P><b>The Golden Eagle Award</b><br /> The Aspen Skiing Company was the first major ski resort to establish a senior level management position dedicated to environmental issues. From that all good things flow, including a first-ever grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to a ski resort to create an industry-wide pollution-prevention strategy, an employee-funded Environment Foundation and a wind-powered lift, which was constructed without use of damaging motorized equipment. Much of what Aspen has accomplished has little to do with skiing or the bottom line and everything to do with protecting the environment. </p><P><b>Silver Eagle Awards</b><br /> Massanutten, Va., for Water Conservation and Wastewater Management; Whistler/Blackcomb, B.C., for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection and Environmental Group Relations; Boston Mills/Brandywine Resort, Ohio, for Energy Conservation; the Aspen Skiing Company, Colo., for Environmental Education; and Loon Mountain, N.H., for Environmental Visual Impact. </p><P><b>Skiing's Eco Charter</b><br />Dozens of North American ski resorts have banded together to create a Ski Industry Environmental Charter, a landmark program to help resorts improve their environmental performance. The project is directed by the National Ski Areas Association in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Keystone Center. Regional "stakeholders meetings," with representation from resorts, governmental agencies, environmental groups and others, are being held this year. The charter will include skiing's environmental vision and guidelines to promote environmentally sensitive resort operations, covering topics ranging from reduction of snowmaking water use to encouraging mass transit ridership. The charter also will address the education of resort guests.</p>
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